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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Great film! Although many commented that they expected more from Gus Van Sant as the director for Milk, the film turned out bold & powerful yet more documentary-like. But I liked it and it certainly awakened that dormant activist part of my being. Kudos to Fridae & PLU to organize this event in aid of fund-raising for Indignation & other gay NPOs! For those who haven't made their donations, please visit Fridae Shop for more details.- asimov_22

Hey guys, check this out! It's not only a great movie, i's a good way to support our community!

Fridae& Crocodilewill present MILK, a biopic about gay rights icon Harvey Milk, on Wednesday,7 Jan 2009, to raise funds for Indignation, Singapore's gay pride season which has been held annually since 2005.

The fundraiser will benefit Indignation – an annual festival consisting oftalks, art exhibitions, readings of plays and poetry, together with somesocial events, to be held in August 2009 – the same month as the country'snational day celebrations. Organised jointly by gay advocacy group PeopleLike Us and other community groups and individuals, the festival started in2005 as a response to the unreasonable ban on parties for gays and lesbians,and heavy censorship of publications serving the community. All Indignation events are open to the public and are traditionally free of charge, in orderto be accessible to everyone.

MILK, which opened in the US last month, is a Gus Van Sant-directed dramaabout Harvey Milk the first openly gay man to be elected to public office inCalifornia and who was assassinated shortly after being elected to the SanFrancisco board of supervisors in 1977.

Explaining the relevance of the film to Singapore and Asian viewers, Alex Auof People Like Us said: "As the first openly gay person to stand forelection - and win - Harvey Milk represents audacity. He is the success ofhope and imagination over caution and fatalism. Many Asian societies todayare not that different from Milk's America of the 1970s. The battles hefought and naysayers he faced we recognise instantly today. Right here inAsia."

Dr Stuart Koe, CEO of Fridae agrees that the film will be inspirational togay audiences no matter where they are and hopes for them to support thefundraiser.

"The gay community's ongoing struggle for equality faces challenges andobstacles today as it did for Harvey Milk, and it deserves every bit ofsupport we can give it," he said.

Using archival news footage alongside dramatic recreations, the film tellsthe real-life story of Milk – played by Sean Penn, who left New York Citywith his boyfriend Scott Smith (James Franco) for San Francisco when hedecided in his early 40s that a change was due and he wanted to make something more of his life.

The couple opened a camera shop but found themselves shut out for beingopenly gay. Milk quickly spoke up against discrimination and asked the gaypopulation to frequent only gay-owned or gay-friendly shops and businesses.Realising that he had the power to motivate and effect change, he decided to run for the city's Board of Supervisors. He won on his third try becomingthe country's first openly gay elected official.

The belief that being able to be open about one's sexuality is so paramountthat before he was slain, Milk, who taped several versions of his politicalwill, said in one: "If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bulletdestroy every closet door."

The Producers Guild of America on Dec 8 announced that MILK is receiving the2009 Stanley Kramer Award which honours pictures that take on provocativesocial issues.

Academy Award winner Sean Penn (Best Actor, 2003, Mystic River) has beenwidely slated to be a frontrunner for another Oscar for his role in the filmwhich is also expected to be nominated in the Best Picture and Directorcategories.

Tickets are priced at US$25 and US$50, (which includes a reception) areavailable on www.fridae.com/milk. Donations will be accepted online and atthe door.

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